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Aspartic acid, an Uncommon card
Aspartic acid, is an α-amino acid that is used in the biosynthesis of proteins.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 64
- DEF
- 60
- Power
- 124
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 63,000
Power 124 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 60 % of WikiCards cards.
Aspartic acid quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Aspartic acid card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
D-aspartic acid is one of two D-amino acids commonly found in ______.
Answer
mammals. D-aspartic acid is one of two D-amino acids commonly found in mammals. From the Aspartic acid article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Compact space. Compact space 75 · Bulldozer 67 · Aspartic acid 64 · Amphibole 61 ATK in WikiCards.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Butane. Butane 120,000 · Scaffolding 96,000 · Aspartic acid 63,000 · Artificial life 49,000 Wikipedia reads over a year.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- The L-isomer of aspartic acid is one of the 22 proteinogenic amino acids, i.e., the building blocks of proteins.
- D-aspartic acid is one of two D-amino acids commonly found in mammals.
- Apart from a few rare exceptions, D-aspartic acid is not used for protein synthesis but is incorporated into some peptides and plays a role as a neurotransmitter/neuromodulator.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Aspartic acid article was read about 63,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 64 and blocks with 60: each hit it takes is cut by 24 %.
How to get Aspartic acid
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Aspartic acid (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : NEUROtiker, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
